San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–1 on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
San Jose Sharks	2	44-27-11
at Colorado Avalanche	1	43-30-9

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	1	1	2
Colorado Avalanche	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	8	14	10	32
Colorado Avalanche	11	7	8	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:24	Colorado Avalanche	Andrew Brunette (23)	Milan Hejduk (34), Joe Sakic (52)	Even strength	SJS 0, COL 1
2nd	17:30	San Jose Sharks	Joe Thornton (27)	Nisse Ekman (33), Jonathan Cheechoo (32)	Even strength	SJS 1, COL 1
3rd	02:48	San Jose Sharks	Marcel Goc (8)	Patrick Rissmiller (3)	Even strength	SJS 2, COL 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		17:37
Number 10 A. McCauley	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	42.9%	10:25
Number 11 M. Goc	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1		11:14
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	17:45
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		20:25
Number 15 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	100%	15:01
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0		11:02
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		09:48
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	76.2%	21:28
Number 26 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		17:09
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1		17:29
Number 34 P. Rissmiller	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		08:01
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4		20:40
Number 6 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3		18:51
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	3		24:03
Number 25 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		12:35
Number 42 T. Preissing	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		22:18
Number 44 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	1		19:53

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 V. Toskala	26	25	1	.962	59:58	Win

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. May	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		05:24
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		08:08
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:47
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	66.7%	17:43
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0		15:34
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	20%	20:22
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		19:08
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		18:15
Number 38 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	69.2%	14:46
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	11:08
Number 87 P. Turgeon	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	40%	09:41
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	4		21:28
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	3		28:48
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	4		18:41
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:12
Number 26 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0		17:15
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:28
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		22:39

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	32	30	2	.938	59:29	Loss

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:11	San Jose Sharks	Nisse Ekman	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	08:06	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Clark	Hooking	2
1st	19:50	Colorado Avalanche	Pierre Turgeon	Hooking	2
2nd	01:01	Colorado Avalanche	Karlis Skrastins	Hooking	2
2nd	05:43	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Clark	Hooking	2
2nd	08:17	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic	Holding	2
2nd	12:32	San Jose Sharks	Christian Ehrhoff	Holding	2
2nd	13:51	Colorado Avalanche	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	19:18	Colorado Avalanche	Pierre Turgeon	Interference	2
3rd	14:11	Colorado Avalanche	Andrew Brunette	Interference	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Darren Gibbs
San Jose Sharks scratches: Scott Parker, Rob Davison, Jim Fahey, Matt Carkner, Douglas Murray, Nolan Schaefer, Dimitri Patzold, Ryane Clowe, Grant Stevenson
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Steve Konowalchuk, Paul Healey, Alex Tanguay, Ossi Vaananen, Marek Svatos, Brad Richardson, Wojtek Wolski

Every San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Nov 8, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 30, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 5 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Mar 19, 2006
San Jose Sharks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 5, 2006

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
New York Islanders 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Wed, Apr 5, 2006